Public Speaking in a Diverse Society

Author(s): Jennifer H Waldeck, Patricia Kearney, Timothy G. Plax

For even the most successful business executives, political leaders, and entertainers, the process of giving a speech can be a frightening and humbling experience.Based on the author’s experience teaching thousands of individuals on how to prepare and deliver a speech, Public Speaking in a Diverse S...

Open RN: Medical Terminology

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This textbook is an open educational resource (OER) with CC-BY 4.0 licensing. It is aligned with the course competencies of  Wisconsin Technical College System’s Medical Terminology course (10-501-101). This book was written by subject matter experts and is based on reliable scholarly research and e...

Open RN: Nursing Skills

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This is the second edition of the Open RN Nursing Skills OER textbook. This free online textbook is an open educational resource with CC-BY 4.0 licensing that has been developed for prelicensure nursing students. It is designed for use in both practical/vocational nursing programs, as well as for fi...

OpenStax: Lifespan Development

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Lifespan Development aligns to the topics and objectives of most introductory developmental psychology courses taught across departments. Grounded in foundational theories and scientific research, the text teaches students about core aspects of human development—physical, cognitive, social, emotiona...

OpenStax: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing

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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing is designed to support a one-semester psychiatric-mental health nursing course offered at both two-year and four-year institutions. Serving students specializing in psychiatric nursing and those from other health disciplines, this learning resource integrates eviden...

Open RN: Nursing Pharmacology

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This book introduces the principles of pharmacology and discusses classes of medications and their effects on the body. Emphasis is on the use of the nursing process to safely administer medications. This book is not intended to be used as a drug reference book. However, links are provided for proto...

Hands-on Digital Logic Design

Author(s): Oren Gall

Digital Evaluation Board Product BundleThe Digital Evaluation Board (DEB) product bundle is a hands-on learning tool in the field of circuitdesign sold with a textbook by designer/engineer Dr. Oren Gall entitled Hands-On Digital LogicDesign: Learning Through Experimentation. The text provides a cohe...

Nursing: Management and Professional Concepts

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Introduces concepts related to nursing leadership and management, prioritization strategies, delegation and supervision, legal implications of nursing practice, ethical nursing practice, collaboration within the interprofessional team, health care economics, quality and evidence-based practice, advo...

OpenStax: Maternal-Newborn Nursing

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Maternal-Newborn Nursing introduces students to the concepts and skills related to pregnancy, birth, postpartum, newborn care, reproductive health, and social determinants related to those topics. Written and thoroughly reviewed by experienced nurse educators, the material focuses on patient safety,...

OpenStax: Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience

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Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience aligns to the topics and objectives of introductory behavioral neuroscience courses taught in psychology, biology, neuroscience, and similar departments. This offering is intended for undergraduates with no presumed college-level science coursework, and presen...